30/01/2026
Are brass basket hilts historically accurate?
Yes.
Just not for 1766 battlefield Scotland.
By the time Pompeo Batoni painted Colonel William Gordon, Highland officers carried steel basket hilts.
Steel meant war.
Brass had already moved into ceremony, rank, and display.
So when you see a brass basket-hilt like ours, you’re not looking at a mistake.
You’re looking at an earlier chapter of the same sword story.
When power was worn, not tested.
Steel ends eras.
Brass begins them.
Choose your century.